When I was a child, there was a time that my family was very poor.We
children received food & clothes from a local Catholic Charity group. My
Mom was helped to find assistance with the rent of our house as well. In
order to visit a dentist or MD we took public transportion. Of course, that
was when this country still had family Drs. who would also made house calls if
necessary. In the age of HBOs, it's all a different story.